Sporting CP vs Rio Ave: result 2-0 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 6Kick-off on September 25, 2023 at 07:15 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Sporting CP vs Rio Ave?
Sporting CP won 2-0 on September 25, 2023.
Goalscorers
- 10′PaulinhoSporting CP
- 26′M. EdwardsSporting CP
Official lineup for Sporting CP vs Rio Ave
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sporting CP
3-4-3- 8Pote
- 20Paulinho
- 10M. Edwards
- 11Nuno Santos
- 5H. Morita
- 42M. Hjulmand
- 47Ricardo Esgaio
- 25Gonçalo Inácio
- 4S. Coates
- 26O. Diomande
- 1Adán
Rio Ave
3-4-3- 77Fábio Ronaldo
- 9L. Ruiz
- 21João Graça
- 16Sávio
- 6Guga
- 10A. Oudrhiri
- 20Costinha
- 4Patrick William
- 33Aderllan Santos
- 42R. Pantalon
- 82Magrão
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting CP have 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat; Rio Ave have 4, 5 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2023 | Sturm Graz(away) | 2-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Sep 17, 2023 | Moreirense(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 3, 2023 | SC Braga(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 27, 2023 | Famalicao(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Casa Pia(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2023 | Famalicao(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 2, 2023 | Casa Pia(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 28, 2023 | FC Porto(home) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 20, 2023 | Estoril(away) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 13, 2023 | Chaves(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Sporting CP wins, 2 draws, 0 Rio Ave wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2023 | Rio Ave 0-1 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 7, 2022 | Rio Ave 0-2 Sporting CP | Taça da Liga |
| Aug 13, 2022 | Sporting CP 3-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| May 5, 2021 | Rio Ave 0-2 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 15, 2021 | Sporting CP 1-1 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 15, 2020 | Rio Ave 1-1 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: Rio Ave vs Sporting CP on Feb 6, 2023
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting CP score 2.0 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Rio Ave score 1.3 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 2.0 | 0.9 | 4 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
| Rio Ave | 1.3 | 1.4 | 4 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Sporting CP sit 3rd in Primeira Liga (18 points from 8 matches) and Rio Ave sit 14th (7 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sporting CP | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 18 |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 7 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy